Kraboa Coaltar (Eastern Region) - Biased officiating and some bizarre decisions by Koforidua-based class one referee Fred Odonkor, caused an abrupt end to a division three outstanding league match between Coaltar World Vision F/C and visiting Eleven Angels of Okanta at the Coaltar Park on Sunday.

The Eleven Angles were leading 2-1 before the match came to an abrupt end. The violence started when referee Odonkor, who is the Eastern Regional Secretary of the Referee Association of Ghana (RAG) awarded dubious penalty for the visitors to increased their tally to two barely 10 minutes after the resumption of the second half.

Fans of the home team poured onto the pitch to vent their spleen on the referee but a locally assembled vigilante group prevented them. As if that was not enough, the referee strangely ignored a beautiful equalizer from a solo effort by striker Kwame Awuku who initiated a prolonged move from midfield.

Both players and officials of the home team met that final decision with a spontaneous protest and boycott. However, after the tension had died down, the match commissioner, Ogedegbe ordered the referee to continue with the game but he refused.

Not even his two assistant referees Michael Adjei and Alfred Odonkor could persuade him to continue with the match, he simply ignored everybody and called off the match, apparently because his life was under threat.

The match commissioner, Ogedegbe later told GNA Sports that he has noted with grave concern, the conduct of the referee and assured all that the match would be replayed. He said the referee's conduct had put the game into serious disrepute.

Before the commotion, league leaders Coaltar World Vision F/C who top the standings on 22 points, shot into the lead through Kwame Awuku on the stroke of the first half while Kwao Yohane equalised for the visitors in the 64th minute.